The body of a new born baby girl was found in a dustbin close to the mortuary at the Safdarjung hospital on Monday morning. The father of the baby, who was later traced by the police, told them that the baby was born dead and as such he threw the body in the dustbin.

According to the police, a call was received at the Safdarjung Enclave police station regarding the body of a child lying inside the dustbin, which is situated behind the mortuary at the hospital.

When the police team reached the location, they spotted the body of a new born baby girl in the dustbin. "The label on the body of the child revealed that it belonged to a woman identified as Nisha (25) and she had delivered a dead baby girl on January 27," said a senior police officer.